Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total was 6.7% in 2025. ▼ Falling
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation, 2009–2025
Source: Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO). Measured in % of youth population.
Analysis
In 2025, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation stood at 6.7%. That is the lowest value across all 12 years on record.
The figure is down 20.7% on the previous year and down 45.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation peaked at 14.5% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2025.
Russian Federation ranks 113th of 124 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 12 years of available data.
Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % of youth population | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 14.1% | — |
| 2010 | 14.5% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.0% | -10.7% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | -5.5% |
| 2013 | 12.1% | -1.5% |
| 2014 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 12.3% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 12.7% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 10.1% | -20.7% |
| 2023 | 8.7% | -13.6% |
| 2024 | 8.4% | -3.2% |
| 2025 | 6.7% | -20.7% |
Russian Federation compared with similar countries
- Russian Federation's 6.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 10.1%, 66% of the median. (49 countries reporting)
- Russian Federation's 6.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 10.2%, 65% of the median. (45 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.1% | 14.1% | 14.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 12.7% | 12.1% | 14.5% | 7 |
| 2020s | 8.5% | 6.7% | 10.1% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
More work & labour data for Russian Federation
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 48,131 (2027)
- Labour force participation rate (ILO modelled estimates) 59.78 (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) 71,526 (2027)
- Unemployment rate (ILO modelled estimates) 1.83 (2027)
- Labour dependency ratio 1.04 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2021 international $ at PPP 89,043 (2027)
- Output per worker, GDP constant 2015 US $ 23,578 (2027)
- Employment-to-population ratio (ILO modelled estimates) 58.68 (2027)
- Persons outside the labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+) 1.81 % change on previous year (2027)
- Labour force (ILO modelled estimates) (15+), annual growth rate -0.8326 % change on previous year (2027)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation?
- Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total in Russian Federation was 6.7% in 2025, according to Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO).
- What is the highest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 14.5% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of youth not in education, employment or training, total recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2025.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of youth not in education, employment or training, total?
- Russian Federation ranks 113th out of 124 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of youth not in education, employment or training, total rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Russian Federation data come from?
- The figures come from Labour Force Statistics database (LFS), International Labour Organization (ILO), published as part of Share of youth not in education, employment or training, total (% of youth population). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The share of youth not in education, employment or training (also known as “the NEET rate”) conveys the number of young persons not in education, employment or training as a percentage of the total youth population. Youth not in education are those who were neither enrolled in school nor in a formal training program (e.g. vocational training). For the purposes of this indicator, youth is defined as all persons between the ages of 15 and 24 (inclusive).